1978 United States Senate election in Oregon

none March 2026 September 2023 1978 United States Senate election in Oregon Oregon 1931 presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Oregon 1972 1984 United States Senate election in Oregon 1984 November 7, 1978 File:Mark Hatfield – 1967 (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mark Hatfield Republican Party (United States) 550,615 61.66% File:Vern Cook.jpg Vernon Cook Democratic Party (United States) 341,616 38.26% 1978 United States Senate election in Oregon results map by county.svg 260px County results Hatfield: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Cook: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Mark Hatfield Republican Party (United States) Mark Hatfield Republican Party (United States) The 1978 United States Senate election in Oregon took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Republican Senator Mark Hatfield was re-elected to a third term in office, defeating Democrat Vernon Cook. Republican primary Candidates Mark Hatfield, incumbent Senator Bert W. Hawkins Robert D. Maxwell Richard L. Schnepel Results 1978 Republican Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267728 Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- R Primary Race - May 23, 1978 Republican Party (United States) Mark Hatfield (incumbent) 159,617 65.66% Republican Party (United States) Bert W. Hawkins 43,350 17.83% Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Maxwell 24,294 9.99% Republican Party (United States) Richard L. Schnepel 15,628 6.43% Write-in All others 197 0.07% 243,086 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Steve Anderson, attorney from Salem and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1960 and 1974 Jack A. Brown Vernon Cook, state legislator from Gresham and candidate for U.S. Representative in 1970 and 1974 John Sweeney, candidate for Mayor of Portland in 1968 Results 1978 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267727 Our Campaigns - OR US Senate- D Primary Race - May 23, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Vernon Cook 151,754 58.32% Democratic Party (United States) John Sweeney 41,599 15.99% Democratic Party (United States) Jack A. Brown 35,211 13.53% Democratic Party (United States) Steve Anderson 30,066 11.56% Republican Party (United States) Mark Hatfield (incumbent, write-in) 1,106 0.39% Write-in All others 552 0.21% 260,197 100.00% General election Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5299 Our Campaigns - OR US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1979 Republican Party (United States) Mark Hatfield (incumbent) 550,615 61.66% 7.94 Democratic Party (United States) Vernon Cook 341,616 38.26% 7.90 Write-in All others 737 0.08% 0.04 892,968 100.00% Republican Party (United States) See also 1978 United States Senate elections References 1978 Oregon United States Senate